Schweizer SGS134 N1165S
30 April 1980 · Calistoga, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1980 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS134 registered N1165S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Calistoga, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calistoga, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Calistoga Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS134
- Registration
- N1165S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0484
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FIXED SINGLE WHEEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS134 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1979 | Schweizer SGS134 | Llano, California, United States | GRT W Sorng SH | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1979 | Schweizer SGS134 | Elmira, New York, United States | Harris Hill SO | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1978 | Schweizer SGS134 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1978 | Schweizer SGS134 | Fate, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1976 | Schweizer SGS134 | Minden, Nevada, United States | East Bay Soari | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1975 | Schweizer SGS134 | Glen, New Hampshire, United States | Southern Ontar | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |